27 Dec, 2024 New advertising regulations on the restriction of HFSS products (finally) introduced By Intisar Abdi Craig Giles On December 3, 2024, the UK government introduced the Advertising (Less Healthy Food Definitions and Exemptions) Regulations 2024 (SI...
23 Dec, 2024 Keeping up the Pace: European Boost to Investment Into Women’s Sport By Lereesa Easterbrook Intisar Abdi Hiba Abdi Europe is investing in women’s sport like never before as investors are increasingly recognising the industry’s value. This article...
19 Dec, 2024 Ofcom consults on Television Selection Services under the Media Act 2024 By Andrew Cox Ofcom continues to make progress against its roadmap for the implementation of the Media Act 2024 (Media Act), and has now released a...
13 Dec, 2024 High Court Decision Confirms Limits on Gambling Operator Responsibility – No Duty of Care By Chibu Akpakwu Callum Granger Elizabeth Dunn In a much-anticipated decision, the High Court has underscored the boundaries of responsibility that gambling companies owe towards their...
09 Dec, 2024 FINLAND: MONOPOLY OPERATOR SANCTIONED FOR MARKETING GAMBLING TO MINORS By Pia Ek Maria Karpathakis The Finnish Police Board (NPB), which regulates gambling in Finland, has issued a prohibition order against state monopoly operator...
06 Dec, 2024 Modernising the UK Media Mergers Regime By Andrew Cox Dr Saskia King Alienor Troletti The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a consultation into proposed changes to the media mergers regime. These...
28 Nov, 2024 Slots and the Statutory Levy: Labour’s first gambling reforms By Callum Granger Elizabeth Dunn Andy Danson On 27 November the government announced its plans for a new statutory levy on gambling operators, whilst also confirming that stake...
25 Nov, 2024 Riot Games introduces a new dispute resolution process By Will Deller Alex Shkurka Riot Games (Riot), the publisher of hugely popular games such as League of Legends and Valorant, has now launched its own esports dispute...
22 Nov, 2024 Levelling Up: Women in Esports | Women's Sport Series By Will Deller Sophie Stoneham In this episode of the MediaWrites Podcast: Women's Sport Series, gaming lawyers Will Deller & Sophie Stoneham are joined by special...
13 Nov, 2024 ASA Shows its Hand in relation to Social Slots By Elizabeth Dunn Callum Granger Chibu Akpakwu The ASA recently published five decisions relating to "social slot" games. Here we examine these decisions to outline the key lessons for...
31 Oct, 2024 Women’s Sport Series: Podcast Summary - Sportswomen in the Retail Game By Lereesa Easterbrook Catriona Hodgson Retail overlaps and sponsorship opportunities in the world of women’s sport have soared in recent years, with collaborations such as...
25 Oct, 2024 Family-friendly Policies in Women's Sport | Women's Sport Series By Jonathan Goldsworthy Natalie Ali Jon Goldsworthy, a partner in Bird & Bird’s UK Employment team, and Natalie Ali, an associate in Bird & Bird’s UK Employment team,...
17 Oct, 2024 Women’s Sport Series – Olympic and Paralympic Games 2024: IOC and IPC make further progress on gender parity By Craig Giles Intisar Abdi The 2024 Olympic Games has been rightly celebrated for the fantastic progress in pursuit of gender equality, with this year’s Games...
16 Oct, 2024 European consumer organisation challenges in-game monetisation landscape as unfair By Will Deller Sophie Stoneham In-game monetisation, whether through (among other things) the sale of in-game items, additional content or new features, is an...
04 Oct, 2024 The ASA’s guidance on AI as a marketing term By Evie Scott AI and advertising A report by McKinsey in 2023 estimated that AI technology has the potential to add between $2.6 trillion and $4.4...
30 Sep, 2024 ASA demonstrates an increasing focus on Online Choice Architecture By Intisar Abdi Craig Giles As part of a wider piece of work on online choice architecture, the ASA has recently published two key rulings finding the advertisement...